Masters Theses
Abstract
”This work utilizes the Jominy End Quench Test and Plate End Quench Test to study the effect of quench rate on the microstructure and properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu commercial alloys (7040, 7050 and 7075). These properties include hardness, electrical conductivity, ductility, yield and ultimate tensile strengths.
SEM and FESEM were employed to examine the precipitation phenomena in 7XXX series aluminum alloys. Differential Scanning Calorimetry was also used to verify the precipitation sequence of these alloys. A finite element analysis of heat conduction process during quenching was performed. The chemistry, microstructures, and properties of 7040, 7050, and 7075 alloys were compared. The microhardness data of these alloys were fit into Avrami equations. The quench effect on the microstructure and properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu commercial alloys was studied.
It was found that 7040 is the least quench sensitive among the three Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys, while 7075 is the most quench sensitive. 7040 alloy showed an identical DSC thermogram at the fast quenched end and at the position 8~10mm away from it; 7050, on the other hand, demonstrated an apparent difference between these two positions. Hence, 7050 is more quench sensitive than 7040, although it is less quench sensitive than 7075. For all these alloys, hardness increases steadily with faster cooling, while electrical conductivity declines. For 7050 alloy, the tensile properties, including ultimate tensile strength, 0.2% yield strength, sharp notch strength, and elongation, increase with higher quench rate"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Newkirk, Joseph William
Committee Member(s)
Ramsay, Christopher W.
Rahaman, M. N., 1950-
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Spring 2002
Pagination
x, 56 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-53).
Rights
© 2002 Siyu Wei, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Alloys -- Quenching
Thesis Number
T 8024
Print OCLC #
50009889
Recommended Citation
Wei, Siyu, "A study of quench effect on properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys" (2002). Masters Theses. 2121.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2121
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